Description:

An edited collection of rare early recordings by New Orleans' leading blues pianist. Professor Longhair, the great blues pianist, also known as "the Bach of rock 'n' roll. He established his own unique piano style, absorbing musical elements from rumba, mambo, calypso, and other genres, and his music influenced a wide generation of musicians, including Dr. John, Fats Domino, and Alan Toussaint. His signature song "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" is the theme song for America's largest carnival, the Mardi Gras Festival, and is well known to many people today. This album focuses on the early years of his career (1949-1954), and is a compilation of rare recordings on various labels, including major and minor labels. This is an ideal disc for those who wish to trace his great footsteps! Commentary: Akira Bunya

Tracklisting:

1.MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS
2.PROFESSOR LONGHAIR'S BOOGIE
3.SHE AIN'T GOT NO HAIR
4.BYE BYE BABY

MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS
6.SHE WALKS RIGHT IN
7.BALD HEAD
8.HEY NOW BABY
9.WALK YOUR BLUES AWAY
10.PROFESSOR. LONGHAIR BLUES
11.HER MIND IS GONE
12.OH! WELL
13.HADACOL BOUNCE
14.HEY LITTLE GIRL
15.WILLIE MAE
16.

17.BOYD'S BOUNCE
18.CURLEY HAIRED BABY
19.K.C. BLUES
20.ROCKIN' WITH FES
21.GONE SO LONG
22.TIPITINA
23.IN THE NIGHT